NameTides

Musa

Musa was the #469 boys' name in the US in 2025 (651 babies), and #64 in England & Wales and #128 in Canada.

Musa as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Musa as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaScotlandIrelandNorthern IrelandUS
Musa as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#469 (651)#64 (798)#170 (25)#344 (4)#286 (15)#128 (242)
2024#523 (568)#73 (731)#199 (21)—#267 (16)#192 (177)
2023#653 (418)#85 (607)#203 (21)—#396 (9)#206 (159)
2022#718 (367)#99 (566)#217 (19)—#407 (9)#233 (142)
2021#747 (341)#111 (533)#316 (12)—#454 (7)#280 (124)
2020#744 (326)#115 (482)#305 (12)—#496 (6)#286 (115)
2019#794 (289)#129 (434)#258 (16)—#564 (5)#316 (102)
2018#747 (317)#128 (452)#344 (10)—#635 (4)#359 (88)
2017#829 (268)#134 (447)#352 (10)—#610 (4)#403 (75)
2016#950 (219)#137 (431)#355 (10)——#432 (69)
2015#930 (228)#162 (362)#470 (6)——#487 (58)
2014#999 (206)#189 (301)#336 (11)——#599 (45)
2013#1,211 (148)#191 (293)#366 (9)——#645 (39)
2012#1,106 (168)#213 (257)#392 (8)——#574 (45)
2011#1,285 (133)#226 (217)#648 (3)——#845 (26)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #469.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1970.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,600 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 340common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 790common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,600uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 660common

Next year

On its recent trend, Musa is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,200 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 1,900 to 1 in 2,500.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Musa by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #678WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #604WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #477MNIllinois: #254ILMichigan: #210MINew York: #204NYMassachusetts: #361MAOregon: #529ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #949INOhio: #439OHPennsylvania: #415PANew Jersey: #324NJConnecticut: #281CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #401CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #680CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #869MOKentucky: #708KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #351VAMaryland: #300MDDelaware: #142DEArizona: #781AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #777TNNorth Carolina: #775NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #765ALGeorgia: #499GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #424TXFlorida: #662FL
Musa (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#91132

Musa (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MusaCanadaBoys#128242
MusaEngland & WalesBoys#64798
MusaIrelandBoys#28615
MusaNorthern IrelandBoys#3444
MusaScotlandBoys#17025
MusaUSGirls—too few
MusaUSBoys#469651